mer·e·trix
| \ ˈmerə̇(ˌ)‧triks \
plural meretrices\
ˌmerə̇‧ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz
\
Definition of meretrix
: prostitute
with my lamentable visits to the Ring at Blackfriars, or to my meretrix in Holland Park— Cyril Connolly
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